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3August-September 1951
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Mystery in Space #3

DC · August-September 1951 · on sale 1951-06-13

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Identification plate

Series
Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series)
Issue
#3
Publication date
August-September 1951
Key date
1951-08-00
On-sale date
1951-06-13
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Duel of the Planets!cover1pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Frank Giacoia, John Giunta; letters: Ira SchnappCommando Lyle; Ora; 3 Mercurians
1Favorites in Fantasy!promo (ad from the publisher)1
2Duel of the Planets!comic story10script: Dion Anthony; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Frank Giacoia, Joe Giella, John GiuntaCommando Lyle; Commando Millo; Jorgo Warlord of Mercury; Ora
4Stars and Their Legendscomic story0.67script: Mort Drucker; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker
6Heroes out of Time!comic story10script: Manly Wade Wellman; pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bernard SachsCarr Davis; Anne Rell; Dr. Indigo Maylor; Benjamin Franklin; Napoleon Bonaparte
9Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
10Vengeance of the Moth!comic story8script: Jerry Coleman; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: John Giunta; editing: Mort WeisingerProfessor Hobson; Dr. Arkin
12-comic story0.67script: Irwin Hasen; pencils: Irwin Hasen; inks: Irwin Hasen
14Mars?text article2script: Julius Schwartz; pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry
15Destination Earthcomic story0.67script: Irwin Hasen; pencils: Irwin Hasen; inks: Irwin Hasen
17Big House of Space!comic story10script: Manly Wade Wellman; pencils: Frank Giacoia; inks: Frank GiacoiaWillis Wend; Derek Crombie; Bruce Trendon; Thidd
18Tomahawk!promo (ad from the publisher)1
19Sweet Land of Liberty!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Otto Feuer; inks: Otto Feuer; letters: Ira Schnapp

Plus 5.49 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

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Legends of the DC Universe: Carmine Infantino #[nn]
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